Union of Railwaymen, has announced that there will be an all-out tube strike, because London Transport refuses to pay Tone union is asking for. Yet Ken Livingstone, Labour GLC leader, has stated quite clearly that the GLC 'will underwrite any Halaccacul and the unions come to"
Weighell's game? Ken Livingstone told Socialist Challenge: 'Weighell has taken this position for his own ends. He's attacking the Labour GLC and he wants to get at the Benn campaign. As soon as the NUR conterence is out of the way, he'll change his position. Settle There is no doubt that Weighell manoeuvring against the GLC Ken Livly that 'whatever comes of the current British Rail in pay, the London Transport CAccuLIve will more than match it.
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payable Birmingham's Other Bookshop. Transport does not settle before the underground workers recieved a wage increase in line inflation, Weighell would certainly be put on the spot. It's a spot Ken Livingstone should put Weighell on.
In the short time Livingstone has taken control GLC has already notched London, the Labour up a Tew gave marvellous hospitaliiy to the People's March, London Transport fares be cut by per and hopefully, the price of school meals will also be reduced.
Livingstone personally has been on picket lines, openly supported the Irish hunger strikers and the Polish workers and has now announced that the Asians arrested in Southall, should be wilnoul charge' because they were 'defending their community'.
There is no doubt that the Labour adminstration in County Hall is a big boost LOC Sluggis against the Tories. All socialists should recognise that. But we have to say somernme eise besides There have been setbacks the made the Inalllicslo for London: council housing will still be compulsorily transferred to the London boroughs; the Labour Group did not all vote for a reduction in meals' SCHOO price. despite the election pledge.
Such setbacks give ammunition to the right - LO the likes of Sid Weighell ano ne condon cvcul:
Standard which Conducene vicious campaign against LiC Lavoul Icil.
Action Before the election Ken Livingstone knew the tasks confronting him and his comrades would be easy. He thought and still thinks that the Labour GLC itself Cal choose the time and place to take on the Tories.
But the government is on ne orensve against Labour the evesus in lothian show that. The only way to take on the Tories - ana will - is through mass action.
The Labour Lull cillors are very concerned that they may be surchargUVe. Ulic Instead discussing how to avoid these threats, they should be discussing how they can build support organised labour movement to defend them from the likely surcharges and jailings Livingstone and ken the Labour left across power in the local borough elections next May Briefing is holding a conference to prepare elections. Our tasks are twolola.
from the Government.
countable to the Party and lead the struggles req Speakers Hansen, speaker from Lothian London has to be able to turn round to the workers of in London and say 'We're with you Are you with us?
We will defend you up to the hilt in your fight better wages and living standards against government.
'And when the GLC is attacked will you support us? Will you use the muscle that you have the only muscle that will bring down this government, to